Supporting Asian American & Pacific Islander Students

Enrollment, Retention & Graduation

  • The six-year graduation rate for Asian American undergraduate students who enrolled at CU Boulder in 2017 and graduated in 2023 or earlier was 79%, a total of 553 students.
  • The six-year graduation rate of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students who enrolled at CU Boulder in 2017 and graduated in 2023 or earlier was 77%, a total of 61 students.
  • Of the Asian American students who enrolled at CU Boulder in 2022 – 90% returned for their second year of college.
  • Of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students who enrolled at CU Boulder in 2022 – 95% returned for their second year of college, a total of 43 students.
  • Of the 7,546 first-year undergraduate students enrolled at CU Boulder in fall 2023 – 11% were Asian American, a total of 843 students; less than 1%, or 50 students, were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

Find more information about the Fall 2023 Census and other student data on the Office of Data Analytics website.

Financial Aid & Affordability

  • CU Boulder disbursed more than $183 million in financial aid to 12,339 resident undergraduate students, including 1,686 Asian American students and 37 Pacific Islander students in 2022-23.
  • CU Boulder disbursed $157 million in financial aid awards to 6,982 nonresident undergraduate students, including 420 Asian American students and 25 Pacific Islander students in 2022-23.
  • The Gary Higa Friendship Scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student involved with the Center for Inclusion and Social Change who demonstrates a commitment to the Asian community and/or to the study of Asian culture, education and history.
  • The Glen Nogami Award is awarded to a student who receives financial aid, demonstrates high academic performance and a commitment to the Asian community and/or to the study of Asian culture, education and history.

Find more information about scholarships, grants, work-study and other financial aid on the websites of the Office of Financial Aid and the Center for Inclusion and Social Change.

Precollege Support

The CU Boulder Office of Precollege Outreach and Engagement supported 4,247 babyÖ±²¥app middle and high school students between 2017 and 2022, introducing them to academic communities and practices that will help them succeed at CU Boulder or at another academic institution in babyÖ±²¥app or beyond.

  • Precollegiate Development supported 1,850 Denver-area middle and high school students between 2017 and 2022, and 4% identified as Asian American or Pacific Islander.
  • Partnership Outreach supported 2,020 students in rural babyÖ±²¥app between 2017 and 2022, and 1% identified as Asian American or Pacific Islander.
  • Precollege Bridge program supported 127 babyÖ±²¥app students who participated in a precollege program and chose to attend CU Boulder between 2017 and 2022, and 10% identified as Asian American or Pacific Islander.

Find more information about precollege programming on the Office of Precollege Outreach and Engagement website.

Affinity, Belonging & Academic Support

Find more information about building community and a sense of belonging among students on the websites of Student Affairs and the Center for Inclusion and Social Change.